The tribute will take place in Roy Thomson Hall, which seats about 2,000, and will feature video homages to Ebert from festival co-founder Bill Marshall, former festival director Helga Stephenson, producer Robert Lantosand others. The tribute will precede the screening of The Fifth Estate.

“Roger loved the Toronto audiences because they were so passionate about movies,” said Ebert’s wife, Chaz, in a statement. “He would stand in line and hold discussions with the moviegoers about which films to see. He was impressed that attending the festival was how some of them chose to spend their vacation time. He said the audience was a huge factor in making the festival one of his favorites, so this honor means a great deal.”

The festival, which runs Sept. 5-15, will present Chaz Ebert with a commemorative plaque, a replica of one that has been installed on a chair named in her husband’s honor inside TIFF Bell Lightbox’s Cinema One.